I want to offer my condolences to all the families trying to make sense of this difficult situation.
Barack Obama
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Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Illinois in the U.S. Senate from 2005 to 2008 and served in the Illinois State Senate from 1997 to 2004. Obama is known for his signature policies including the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, and his efforts in economic recovery following the 2008 financial crisis. His presidency was marked by significant legislative achievements and a focus on healthcare reform, climate change, and foreign policy initiatives such as the Iran nuclear deal.
I've taken executive action to require Federal contractors to pay their federally funded employees at least $10.10 an hour.
That's why this week I took action to prohibit more businesses from punishing workers who discuss their salaries.
Today, the United States has more connections to our American neighbors than any other region in the world.
Quality, affordable health care is not a privilege, but it is a right for every single citizen of these United States of America.
Voting is not a Democratic issue, it's not a Republican issue. It's an issue of citizenship.
I could choose no manager as experienced, as competent as my current Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Sylvia Mathews Burwell.
Health care costs under Kathleen's leadership are growing at their slowest rate in 50 years.
She brings the values of caring about your neighbor and ordinary folks to some of the biggest and most complex challenges of her time.
I urge the Governors of the 50 States, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the officials of the other areas under the flag of the United States of America to honor these observances with appropriate ceremonies and…
All of us rely on the dedicated servants and scientists, the researchers at HHS and the FDA and CDC and NIH.
If your strategy depends on having fewer people show up to vote, that's not a sign of strength, that's a sign of weakness.
I have relied on him for candid advice and sensitive diplomatic missions.
Together, Americans north and south have worked to strengthen civil society, and together we must stand for democracy, human rights, open markets, and fair trade.
We did it because we knew of all the people that we had met, all across the country, who had lost a home, had put off care, had decided to stay with a job instead of start a business, because they were uncertain about their health care…
The right to vote is threatened today in a way that it has not been since the Voting Rights Act became law nearly five decades ago.





